Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed how Niger Militants Stopped the FG from getting money in Niger Delta where they use to get it before.
He said; look at what is happening in the Niger Delta; that is where we get most of the money.
“But when the boys in the Niger Delta decided to start blowing up pipelines, production dropped from the 2 million barrels per day that we used to do, to 1 million per day and we lost 60 per cent of what we used to earn from oil. That is partly responsible for the problem that you see today.
Osinbajo, who also blamed the past administrations in the country for current problem, however, showed faith in the efforts of the current government to right the wrongs of the past.
He spoke when he paid an unscheduled visit to Mpape artisans’ village, located near the Maitama district of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja FCT, yesterday.
Accompanied by the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, the Minister interacted with the artisans and made clarifications on some government policies and programmes.
He stated the plans of the government to develop small businesses and at the same time create sustainable jobs for Nigerians. He also assured of government’s commitment and determination to support the growth of small and medium scale enterprises in the country.
He said the government had reinvigorated rice production programme to relaunch Nigeria on the path of improved and sustainable production of rice for domestic consumption, contrary to what was obtainable in the recent past.
He said: “We are progressing but it is slow and the reason it is slow because there have been a lot of damage in the past.
“For instance, look at what is happening in the Niger Delta; that is where we get most of the money.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed how Niger Militants Stopped the FG from getting money in Niger Delta where they use to get it before.
He said; look at what is happening in the Niger Delta; that is where we get most of the money.
“But when the boys in the Niger Delta decided to start blowing up pipelines, production dropped from the 2 million barrels per day that we used to do, to 1 million per day and we lost 60 per cent of what we used to earn from oil. That is partly responsible for the problem that you see today.
Osinbajo, who also blamed the past administrations in the country for current problem, however, showed faith in the efforts of the current government to right the wrongs of the past.
He spoke when he paid an unscheduled visit to Mpape artisans’ village, located near the Maitama district of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja FCT, yesterday.
Accompanied by the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, the Minister interacted with the artisans and made clarifications on some government policies and programmes.
He stated the plans of the government to develop small businesses and at the same time create sustainable jobs for Nigerians. He also assured of government’s commitment and determination to support the growth of small and medium scale enterprises in the country.
He said the government had reinvigorated rice production programme to relaunch Nigeria on the path of improved and sustainable production of rice for domestic consumption, contrary to what was obtainable in the recent past.
He said: “We are progressing but it is slow and the reason it is slow because there have been a lot of damage in the past.
“For instance, look at what is happening in the Niger Delta; that is where we get most of the money.
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